Weak signal is not the same as low power ! Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill
> On Mar 3, 2018, at 5:10 PM, Carl Jón Denbow <[email protected]> wrote: > > That's certainly not in the spirit of weak-signal digital modes. Most of us > run anywhere from 1 watt to 35 watts. Those are the type of signals that > completely wipe out a large segment of the waterfall and make it difficult > for others to complete QSOs. There's nothing illegal about what you are > doing, but weak signal modes were developed to provide the opportunity to get > around the world with just a few watts and a dipole slung in the backyard > between two trees. If you want to run that kind of wattage on FT8, I'd > recommend trying RTTY instead. High wattage is the norm on that mode. > > 73, > > Carl > > Glenn Anderson wrote: >> I normally run 500 to 600 watts on ft8. I would go higher if my amp could do >> it. >> Life too short for QRP!!!! >> >> Glenn WB5TUF >> >> -------- Original message -------- >> From: Carl Jón Denbow <[email protected]> >> Date: 3/3/18 14:01 (GMT-06:00) >> To: Dennis Moore <[email protected]> >> Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA1500 and FT8 >> >> I feel all kinds of guilty if I pump it up to 110 watts on FT8 (or a JT >> mode) to bag a difficult station. A gallon and a half is down right sinful. >> ;-) >> >> 73, >> >> Carl >> N8VZ >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Mar 3, 2018, at 2:50 PM, Dennis Moore <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > No, 1500 watts on FT8 is not normal. >> > >> > 73, Dennis NJ6G >> > >> > >> >> On 3/3/2018 06:40, Carl Yaffey wrote: >> >> Tried full power on 20M FT8 this morning in order to work weak Russian. >> >> Temp gets as high as 75C. Loud fan kicks in. Hope this is normal. >> >> >> >> Carl Yaffey K8NU >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> > Elecraft mailing list >> > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> > Post: mailto:[email protected] >> > >> > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > Message delivered to [email protected] >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please h ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
